The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-17


Total. Observation-Disclosures. S9,485 1896
Stock on hand and on shpboard
Receipts same day last year .... 577 1860
FlSANCIAL-Money is quiet
Domestic Fccttnge- Steady Banks and
bankers are buying sight drafts at Is per cent
MUM.
Foreign Ercaalge-The market is weak.
Comm 7rcial demand, 81 S34; sixty days.
s. Sl%4; ninety days. 81 S114; francs. Paris and
Havre, commercial, sixty days. s. 2i34; Swiss,
s. 2i94; marks, sixty days 9iN.
SECURrTIEs-The market seems to have re-
lapsed into a state of Ifelessness which is dis
treSsing to sellers Both stocks and bonds are
rather freely offered without buyers.
SrocKs AND BoNDs-Citg BohdS-Quiet. At
lanta per cent long date, los bid, 10 asked;
Atlanta per cent, rs bid, 12l asked; Augusta
7per cent long date. rs bid, rs asked; Au-
gusta Us long date, 10S bid, 40 asked Columbus
5 per cent, 100 bid. 105 asked; Macon 6 per cent,
III bid 112 asked; new Savannah per cent,
October coupons, 10112 bid 1928 asked; new
savannah per cent, November coupons, 101
bid, l0214 asked
State Bonds-Markat steady. with light sup
ply. Georgia 6s. 1889, 1914 bid, 1902 asked;
Georgia new 41as 104 bid, 100 asked; Geor-
ga per cent gold. quarterly coupons 101
bid, l0S16 asked; Georgia per cent, coupons
January and July, maturity 1896, 10 bid, 121
asked
Railroad Stocks-Cantral common. 40 bid
l2O asked; Augusta and Savannah Z per cent
guaranteed. 1872 bid, 1913 asked; Georgia com
mon, 1876 bid 1888 asked; Southwestern per
cent guaranteed 12G12 bid, IDS asked; Central
Gper cent certificates 9)4 bid, 100 asked; At
Ianta and West Point railroad stock, 100 bid
III asked; Atlanta and West Point per cent
certificates. 1903 bid 10i asked.
Railroad BOndS-Market quiet Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway Company general
mortgage per cent interest coupons October,
ll5 asked; Atlantic and Gulf first mort
ms IfNafa lam
airy and July, maturity 1877, 1l5 bid III Is asked,
Central consolidated mortgage per cent,
coupons January and July. maturity 1898. 10
Did, III asked; Georgia railroad IS, 1897, 106
DID, los asked; Mobile and Grard second mort
gage lndorsed per cent, coupons January and
July, maturity 1889, 10! bid 10315 asked; Mont
gomery ana Eufaula first mortgage 6 per cent,
lndorsed by Central railroad 106Ia bid. l08
asked; Marietta and North Georgia first mort
gage; 80 years per cent, 99lh bid, 101s4 asked;
Cnarlotte, Columbia and Augusta first mort
gage 10 bid, ll215 asked; Charlotte, Column
Da ana -. Augusta second mortgage
llo asked; Western Alabama second mort
gage lndorSed per cent, l0S bid, 1903 asked:
Sonth Georgia and Florida Endorsed. IFS bid,
~ asked; South Georgia and Florida second
mortgage, ia bid, 1lG asked Augusta and
knoxville first mortgage per cent, 1l113 bid,
liz asked; Gainesville. Jefferson and South
err nrSt mortgage guaranteed 114l2 bid, ll51e
ushed; GAINESVILLE, Jefferson and Southern not
guaranteed, lib asked; Ocean Steamship
. per, cent bonds, guaranteed by Cen
raI rallroad l0215 bid 1884 asked; Gainesville,
Jefferson and Southern second mortgage
guaranteed, l13 asked; Columbus and
Rome first mortgage bonds, ndorsed by Cen
Ira railroad lOl bid 10j1a asked; Columbus
% Io1 os western m per cent guarantees,
mortgage Z per cent, 100 bid, 10 asked; Ogle-
I,oasorpe Savings and Trust Company, lO6 bid,
lOl asked
=, Baqk Stocks-Nomnal Southern Bank of
Ihe state of Georgia, 200 bid, POS asked; MGR
cunts National Bank, 15I asked; savannah
i6ank ana Trust Company, 80 bid, lOl asked;
Nltohai Bank OF Savannah, ~ bid, III asked.
bdS Stocts-Savannah Gas Light stock, eX-
aiWdend, 20 bid, 81 asked; Mutual Gas Light
STOCK, 20 bid % asked.
BACON Market firm and advancing; demand
good; smoked clear rib sides, 9lc. shoulders,
d13ci dry sailed clear rib sides, gbc; long clear,
Wt shoulders, none; bans l3c.
;, BAoGING AND TIEs--Niarket quiet. We quote:
baRslhg-2l4 Ms, Sl49S13c; IDS, d]sgDi Ac; ia
Iro, according TO brand and giant,tyy;
per bundle, according To brand and quantity
b3gging and ties in retail lots a fraction higher
,cburrER-Market steady; oleomargarlne, 100
s .o.' choice Goshen, lsc; gilt edge, nc; cream
cry, 30 &c
GABsAGE-Northern, 1O0l2c.
CHEEsE- Market nominal small demands
s'ovk light We quote, la l5c
N2iFFFEE-The market is firm. we quote Ior
small lots: Ordinary, zoe; fair, 2lc; good, ~;
clolce' 22lac; peabeuy, &c.
-. DRIED FBuIr-Appes evaporated, 13c; peeled,
r ~, teaches, peeled. lDc; unpeeled, 5D'c' Cur
rants, &c. Citrou pc
=, Dry GooDs-The market is firm; business fair.
we quote: Prints. 4656c; Georgia brown SHIRT
ins 81, 4l9c; ~ do. 5sac; "A brown sheet
ll9S Gl9c; white osnlburgi, 6HG1Oc; checks,
KAY eci yarns, Sc for best makes; brown drlh-
lnRs, 1tilSc
EiSH We quote full weights; Mackerel-No.
a. " 50@l0 90; No 3, half barrels, nominal,
~ Vo1 %; No. =. 81 50(sS 30 Herring-No. !,
Eoc scaled 25c; cod 5dsc.
,,fLouR-Market unsettled: demand moderate.
we quote: Extra 81 C0d4 10; fancy, ~ 500
. ~; choice patent So 2j6e5 80; family, VI %
q, FRuIT- Lemons-DemAnd fair We quote;
% 00a6 90
!, GRAfN- Corn--HIarket very firm; demand
iiEht We quote: White corn, job lots, 6gci car
ioaa lots, Csc; mixed corn, job lots, boci cur
EAad lots DC. Oats steady: demand good. we